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Storm Angus

19–21 November 2016 · 2016-17 season · named by Met Office · England

106 mphmax gust
357flood warnings & alerts
2UK deaths
The season's first storm brought gusts up to 106mph and hurricane-force winds to Guernsey, with the strongest effects along the English Channel coast; heavy rain caused localised flooding near South Molton and Braunton in Devon.

Flood footprintstorm total

1severe warnings
111flood warnings
245flood alerts
330areas
123counties
253rivers & seas

Worst-hit areas

  • River Mole from South Molton to Newnham Bridge, including Alswear3
  • Cranleigh Waters2
  • Exmoor Rivers2
  • Isle of Wight coast2
  • North Sea Coast at Bridlington2
  • River Batherm at Bampton2

Counties

  • Devon54
  • Somerset33
  • Dorset Council27
  • Derbyshire26
  • North Yorkshire19
  • Worcestershire17

Rivers & seas

  • River Calder12
  • English Channel6
  • North Sea5
  • River Cole4
  • River Yeo4
  • Dorset Frome3

Flood mapthe storm's flood footprint

Red/amber rings mark rivers that reached or came close to their own high level during the storm — the most direct evidence of likely flooding (the gauge measures the river, not any one property). Solid dots mark each flood area's reference point, coloured by the most severe warning raised there — a warning means flooding was expected. Shaded shapes are the Environment Agency's recorded flood outlines: land actually observed flooded, published retrospectively (updated quarterly). England data only.

The rainstorm-total by gauge

GaugeTotal mm
West Dunkery 152.6
Brendon Hill 136.4
Fulwood 127.6
Brendon 127.3
Blackpitts 125.2
Selworthy East Lynch 116.2
Lucott Farm 116.0
Brookfield Farm 115.7
Goldscleugh 114.8
Stopgate Farm 113.7
Kinsford Gate 112.8
Hockworthy 112.7

The riverspeak vs warning level

StationPeak% of warning
Bradley Bridge · Bradley Brook 1.97 m 363%
Sidmouth · River Sid 1.40 m 350%
Upper Tean · River Tean 1.38 m 345%
Hexham Tanners Row Downstream · Cockshaw Burn 0.10 m 333%
Calthorpe Park · River Rea 1.38 m 332%
Stokesley · River Leven 0.99 m 330%
Medbourne · Medbourne Brook 0.95 m 329%
Bitton · River Boyd 1.25 m 313%
Waren Mill · Waren Burn 1.18 m 303%
High Street West · Glossop Brook 1.81 m 302%
Ramshaw Mill · River Gaunless 1.19 m 295%
Briggswath · River Esk 3.83 m 295%

Gauge records cover 18–22 November 2016 (the storm window ± a day). Frozen 3 Jul 2026.

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